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Radio 5 Live,1 min

UK storms: Firefighters rescue woman from nursing home

5 Live Breakfast

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In a 90 second summary; people's experiences from across the country, and the effects of the storm on travel, on Wednesday 12 February. An elderly woman had to be rescued from a nursing home after a tree crashed through the roof of a room because of strong winds. Paul Hayton from Humberside Fire & Rescue Service, who took part in the rescue at the Riverhead Nursing Home in Driffield, spoke to Rachel Burden. Rachel also spoke to Western Power's Network Service manager Phil Davies; Ian Tully who has been travelling from Northampton to Liverpool since Wednesday afternoon; and Andy Carroll, watch manager at Holyhead coastguard station on Anglesey.

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